Neck-tie



E. H. PENDLETON, Jr., 8v E. S. PERIN.

Necktie. No 227,294. Patented May 4, .1880.

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ELLIOTT H. PENDLETON, JR, AND EDMUND S. PERIN, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

NECK-TIE.

SPEGIEICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 227,294, dated May 4, 1880.

Application filed November 14, 1879.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, ELLIOTT H. PENDLE- TON, J r., and EDMUND S. PERIN, ofUincinnati, county of Hamilton, State of Ohio, have invented an Improvement in Neck-Ties, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification.

Our invention relates to neck-ties, and is intended as an improvement on that class of neck-wear used with high-cut vests to cover the shirt-bosom.

Our invention consists in a neck-tie composed of a main folding strip, a plate or frame covering strip of any suitable fabric, and a plate or frame, substantially as hereinafter described, provided with means by which to secure the fabric parts of the tie thereto, thereby obviating the necessity of stitching when assembling these parts of the neck-tie together.

This our neck-tie has also a neck-band, one end of whichis secured firmly to the plate, while another part of the said band, after being passed about the collar, is adapted to be caught upon a fastening-pin held by the plate or frame.

The main or long folding strip is attached at or near the middle of its length to the plate or frame at the front, passing across the same from side to side, making, when properly folded and secured with the usual scarf-pin, the main crossed portion of the neck-tie.

The plate-covering strip is attached at one end to the back of the plate, and then passed around over the front of the plate and main strip thereon to the back of the plate, where its other end is attached, it completely surrounding the plate and forming the central portion of the neck-tie.

The fabric portions being readily detached make this a very convenient form for a wash neck-tie for summer wear.

Figure l is a front view of the plate with a part of the neck-band attached; Fig. 2, a front view of the plate with all the parts partially attached, but not yet in proper position for wear; Fig. 3, a vertical section through the completed neck-tie; Figs. 4, 5, and 6, the main and plate covering strips and neck-band detached, and Fig. 7 a front view of the neck-tie ready for use.

The plate a, preferably of metal and rectangular in shape, is provided with fastenings b c d 6, (shown as studs,) two on each face of the plate, with a slot, 9, and with a holding-pin, a.

The end of the neck-band fis secured upon stud d at the rear of the plate a, (see Fig. 3,) and is passed through and is held in proper position by the guiding-slotg.

The main strip h, provided with suitable eyelet-holes t t or loops toengage the studs b c, is attached thereby to the front of the plate a, the said strip being at first permitted to extend out from the side edges of the plate, as shown at the left of Fig. 2.

The plate-covering strip l, provided at or near its ends with suitable eyelets m m a n or loops, is attached at one end, as by eyelets m m, to the studs 01 e, at the rear of the plate a, (see Fig. 3,) and drawn in a' direction at right angles to the main strip around and over the plate a and main strip, after which its other end, having the eyelets n a, is attached to the same studs 61 6. Both ends of the main strip h are then folded over, as indicated at the right of Fig. 2, and crossed, as in Fig. 7, and secured by a scarf-pin, or in any usual way, when the neck-tie is ready for wear.

The free end of the neck-band f, after extending around the collar, is preferably inserted between the front of the plate and the main strip, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 2,

passing above stud b and below stud c, which hold it in position, after which its free end is secured by the pin u upon the plate a.

The studs on the front of the plate may be dispensed with, the main strip being held in position by the plate-covering strip, and instead of studs attached to the plate an ordinary shirt-stud may be passed through an opening therein, as at r, to which the ends of the plate-coverin g strip may be attached, especially if the tie is a wash-tie.

It will be observed that the different strips may be turned end for end and reversed side for side, thus permitting four different parts of said strips to be brought to the point of and exposed to greatest wear.

Instead of the headed studs made separately and attached to the plate, we may strike up from the plate studs with heads, as will be understood by metal workers. The diagonallyplaced slot for the neck-band keeps it up in place and insures the keeping of the other parts of the tie at the proper angle.

Instead of the slot any other means, as projections struck up from the plate, for guiding the neck-band may be used; but we prefer the slot as simplest and most effective.

By making the plate a rigid, as described,

and the neclrband strong, the tie may be drawn I firmly up against the neck at the front.

A person having a foundation-plate of this kind may quickly cover it with fabric of any desired kind or color, the raw edges being turned in, as the covering does not need to be stitched in any manner to be applied.

Pieces of ribbon may be readily applied to the ibundation-plate.

The neck-band is not absolutely essential, but is preferable to attaching the tie in any other way.

We claim- 1. The foundation-plate provided with studs, combined 'with the main folding and platecovering strips removably attached to the said studs, substantially as described.

2. The neck-tie foundation-plate provided with studs to receive the main folding and plate covering strips, substantially as described.

3. A foundation-plate provided with a stud to receive and fasten the neck-band and an opening therein arranged to determine the proper angle for the neck-band to leave the plate, substantially as specified.

4. The neck-tie foundation-plate provided with a stud or holder to receive upon it one end of the neck-band, a slot or opening to guide said band at the proper angle from the plate, and with a point or needle, u, upon which to engage the band passed about the collar, substantially as described.

5. In a neck-tie, a foundation-plate, a, provided with studs, combined with the detachable folding and plate-coverin g strips and neckband, all substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ELLIOTT HUNT PENDLETON, JR. I EDMUND S. PERIN. Witnesses G. W. GREGORY, N. E. WHITNEY. 

